Home Office data heaps pressure on Keir Starmer’s pledge to ‘smash the gangs’

Distorted attacks by the populist right are really about demography

2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback

In eastern Pennsylvania, vanished industry still shapes identity and politics

As bombs fell and famine took hold, Samir Mansour kept delivering books

Finnish company that brought the world the 3310 has reinvented itself for the AI revolution

Authorities say about 100 injured after blaze at bar during new year celebrations in upmarket Crans-Montana

New mayor dismisses fears of an exodus of wealthy residents as he looks to fund his affordability agenda

Investors hunt for clues on how the investor’s protégé will shape the $1.1tn conglomerate

Resolving to be better with money in the year ahead? Here’s what Claer Barrett recommends

Data highlights lack of progress for female advocates in winning prestigious legal work

Three biggest US private tech groups plan listings as early as this year, raising hopes of windfall for banks, lawyers and investors

High prices, limited apps and comfort issues expose difficulty of turning futuristic hardware into a mass-market product

Famous Moscow department store Tsum still lists thousands of luxury items from high-end marques despite EU ban

Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors

Prime Minister says ‘for many, life is still harder than it should be’ but aims to overcome ‘decline and division’ in UK

Decision marks Washington’s latest move to increase pressure on Maduro regime in Caracas

Relationship between the Gulf’s heavyweights has developed into open confrontation

TMTG shares jump on news company will hand shareholders a new cryptocurrency with unnamed perks

Global companies offloaded everything from ice cream to cement businesses in 2025

Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 16.5% in 2025, beating analysts’ forecasts, after markets shrugged off trade turmoil

Green party leader rules out co-operation with Keir Starmer

Reiterating the liberal ideals behind the revolution may be tricky when they are out of favour in the White House

Scale of Europe’s narcotics crisis ‘not even possible to imagine’, says EUDA director Alexis Goosdeel